February 28, 1968

Pres Johnson says he sees rept from Westmoreland saying 43,000 enemy killed, 7,000 captured during offensive

Johnson urges 3-yr extension program to aid 'needy of world', message to Cong

MOSCOW, Feb. 27 -- A dozen Soviet intellectuals, defying warnings from the state security police, have appealed to Communists of the world "to consider the peril caused by the trampling on man in our country."

USN rushes into use Sea Sparrow missile system designed to guard ships against aircraft and missiles; installs system on nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise now off N Vietnam; to install it on other ships soon; system described; recent Cong testimony by Sec Ignatius on rising missile threat to US ships noted

US troops kill 50 enemy repelling assault by 400 near Dakto; 70 enemy reptd killed in 2 days of fighting in area; 1 Amer reptd killed, 9 wounded; arrival of new enemy troops in area noted; enemy hits Bienhoa air base, Tansonnhut Airfield; details on fighting and mil operations in Mekong Delta, Khesanh, Saigon, Hue and other areas; map